Episcopal Coherence

by Thomas G. Guarino

The bishops’ most urgent obligation is to achieve principled consistency—according to the canons of natural justice and Catholic doctrine—concerning the priesthood of Jesus Christ.   Continue Reading »

1 Sep 2021

The Curious Case of Free Exercise

by Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain

On June 1, 1925, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in  Pierce v. Society of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. The decision responded to two appeals brought by Walter Pierce, the governor of Oregon, about the Oregon Compulsory Education Act of 1922, a voter-passed . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2007

Editorial: The Corruption of the Would-Be First Estate

by The Editors

The fourth estate now considers itself to be the first estate, and not without reason. In public affairs at least, the press has aspired to replace not only what used to be the first estate, the clergy, but also the nobility and the commons, the last presumably representing the people. In the . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 1992